Guanín by Vincent Toro

Laura Pegram

May 15, 2013

This island is a bridge / between the Orishas / and the astronauts.

Laura Pegram

April 26, 2013

Tamale Feet by Gabriela Ramirez-Chavez

Laura Pegram

April 26, 2013

My mother walks into my room, / her blue cotton nightgown licking / her tamale-feet

Laura Pegram

March 13, 2013

Coming Clean by Elmaz Abinader

Laura Pegram

March 13, 2013

Take back your stories, carts of stones, / tears and glances. Take back the tokens, / yellow papers in languages that do not fade / with age.

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